CRTC investigating Norton for pushing crypto-mining software
The company is alleged to have installed Norton Crypto on the computer of some Norton 360 customers without consent.
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The company is alleged to have installed Norton Crypto on the computer of some Norton 360 customers without consent.
Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe and Norton 360 with LifeLock include the most complete antivirus-software and identity-protection-service combinations you'll find today.
Recently Norton the company behind the age-old antivirus software has changed direction and is now offering a new feature Norton Crypto
In the before-times – the heady days of 2017 when the prices of both Bitcoin and Ethereum skyrocketed and seemed immune to gravity – several companies boosted their value by claiming to build new products on the blockchain or to create a solid trustworthy crypto-coin.
Norton 360, one of the most popular security suites on the market, has reportedly begun installing a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers' computers. Although the cryptominer is opt-in, the company is facing considerable backlash from customers who expect features like antivirus, not a tool to use their hardware (and electricity) in the hopes of generating digital currency.